Mike Sloan
Second Unit
- Joined
- May 18, 2002
- Messages
- 456
Did I actually write that??? Never thought those words would be spoken....the Audio God must be benevolent!
It all started when my "Brother-in-law" called me and informed me that a class action lawsuit was settled from eons past (don't ask) and the cash was falling like manna from heaven. He had set aside $15,000.00 to go towards a HT system and he wanted my help in choosing the components and subsequent setup. Do to room size, general ergonomics and the all important WAF factor we settled on the following:
>Hitachi 70" LCD TV (70VS810 ULTRAVISION CINEFORM)
>Outlaw Audio 950 A/V Preamp
>Outlaw Audio 770 amp (7 X 200W)
>Denon 3910 Universal DVD Player
>Definitive Technology Mythos One towers(L,R, LR,RR)
Mythos 3 for front/back center
>SVS PB12-Plus/2 subwoofer
>Dish Network's Dish Player DVR 921
>Outlaw Audio interconnect Cables/knukonceptz 10GA speaker cable
Not shabby...and after everything was setup and calibrated...it sounded as good or better than my main system which cost considerably more!
He asked me if I wanted his old system...and I said why not...free stuff.
I recently moved from Dallas to Atlanta and bought a house with a basement. My wife informed me that ALL my home theater stuff was going in the basement...which meant that I needed a small intermediate system to go upstairs while the basement was being dry-walled. To ease my withdrawal symptoms from lack of HomeTheater/Audio...I hurriedly hooked up the generous "free" system which comprised:
>Kenwood VR-8070
>Pioneer DV-578A combi/player
>Bose Acoustimass 10 speaker system (YIKES!!!!!)
>SVS 25-31PC Plus
> Home Depot 12GA Carol Cable and RAT/SHAK interconnect (double YIKES!!!!!!)
After hours of repositioning the Bose bass module (vary easy to localize because it produces quasi/Bass frequencies well above 80hz), checking phase, dialing in the SVS and calibrating with AVIA...I popped in Michael Camilo (Telarc SACD) and was prepared to throw up. What I experienced instead was a pleasant sonic experience. The stupid Bose cubes did a fair job producing the subtle nuances of the piano...and the lower end was complimented by the synergy between the Bose bass module/SVS 25/31. Just finished watching the "Chronicles of Riddick" and it sounded...better than adequate...it sounded GOOD! Here is a funny side note...99% of my neighbors are not HT junkies and don't know the difference between Dolby Digital and Stereo...but they do know Bose...and the first thing they notice are the Bose speakers...the power of marketing. Thank God that the "auditory Sense" has the shortest duration of memory and without a direct comparison to a more "robust" system...I am enjoying the Bose system .....go figure? (after reading my post I feel like I have gone to an AA meeting) :b
It all started when my "Brother-in-law" called me and informed me that a class action lawsuit was settled from eons past (don't ask) and the cash was falling like manna from heaven. He had set aside $15,000.00 to go towards a HT system and he wanted my help in choosing the components and subsequent setup. Do to room size, general ergonomics and the all important WAF factor we settled on the following:
>Hitachi 70" LCD TV (70VS810 ULTRAVISION CINEFORM)
>Outlaw Audio 950 A/V Preamp
>Outlaw Audio 770 amp (7 X 200W)
>Denon 3910 Universal DVD Player
>Definitive Technology Mythos One towers(L,R, LR,RR)
Mythos 3 for front/back center
>SVS PB12-Plus/2 subwoofer
>Dish Network's Dish Player DVR 921
>Outlaw Audio interconnect Cables/knukonceptz 10GA speaker cable
Not shabby...and after everything was setup and calibrated...it sounded as good or better than my main system which cost considerably more!
He asked me if I wanted his old system...and I said why not...free stuff.
I recently moved from Dallas to Atlanta and bought a house with a basement. My wife informed me that ALL my home theater stuff was going in the basement...which meant that I needed a small intermediate system to go upstairs while the basement was being dry-walled. To ease my withdrawal symptoms from lack of HomeTheater/Audio...I hurriedly hooked up the generous "free" system which comprised:
>Kenwood VR-8070
>Pioneer DV-578A combi/player
>Bose Acoustimass 10 speaker system (YIKES!!!!!)
>SVS 25-31PC Plus
> Home Depot 12GA Carol Cable and RAT/SHAK interconnect (double YIKES!!!!!!)
After hours of repositioning the Bose bass module (vary easy to localize because it produces quasi/Bass frequencies well above 80hz), checking phase, dialing in the SVS and calibrating with AVIA...I popped in Michael Camilo (Telarc SACD) and was prepared to throw up. What I experienced instead was a pleasant sonic experience. The stupid Bose cubes did a fair job producing the subtle nuances of the piano...and the lower end was complimented by the synergy between the Bose bass module/SVS 25/31. Just finished watching the "Chronicles of Riddick" and it sounded...better than adequate...it sounded GOOD! Here is a funny side note...99% of my neighbors are not HT junkies and don't know the difference between Dolby Digital and Stereo...but they do know Bose...and the first thing they notice are the Bose speakers...the power of marketing. Thank God that the "auditory Sense" has the shortest duration of memory and without a direct comparison to a more "robust" system...I am enjoying the Bose system .....go figure? (after reading my post I feel like I have gone to an AA meeting) :b